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General News of Saturday, February 2, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-02-02
Joseph Whittal, Commissioner
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) hopes that the hooded security officers who would have shot civilians and intimidated them in the by-election held in the constituency of the United States. Ayawaso West Wuogon be punished.
The CHRAJ, in a statement signed by its commissioner, Joseph Whittal, also criticized the country's security agencies for the violence recorded during the elections.
"The Commission considers that the security measures taken for this by-election by the Ghana police were inadequate and that heavily armed, masked and hooded security officers were deployed to the La Bawaleshie voting center to harbad, intimidate and shoot blindly on the electorate. harming some in the process as criminal and despicable acts that should not go unpunished, "Whittal said in his statement.
CHRAJ is the new body that has joined the many condemnations of the violence that stained Thursday's by-election.
According to the CHRAJ, these attacks only reflect the changing security situation in the country and urged the president and his security team to verify these problems. "The Commission is deeply concerned by the evolving security situation in the country, which this by-election only seems to summarize and calls on the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of Ghana's armed forces, HE Nana. Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo and his chiefs and security advisers will consider this issue as one of the highest priorities of the government, "added Joseph Whittal.
Police said she was investigating shootings and recorded violence during the by-election in the district of Ayawaso West Wuogon.
National security agents reportedly fired at a polling center in La Bawaleshie, injuring about six people suspected of being NDC supporters in Thursday's elections.
The NDC subsequently withdrew its candidate from the race claiming to have made the decision to prevent further attacks against its members.
The New Patriotic Party's parliamentary candidate in the region, Lydia Seyram Alhbadan, then won the election with a landslide victory.
Violence has been widely condemned by civil society organizations, including CODEO, OccupyGhana, and others.
The CHRAJ called for a thorough investigation into the case.
Below is the complete statement of the CHRAJ
CHRAJ CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN AYAWASO WUOGON WEST
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) unequivocally condemns acts of violence that result in serious bodily harm to certain members of the electorate during the by-election. Ayawaso West Wuogon riding, held in Accra.
The Commission was informed of this development with great consternation, given that Ghana experienced peace and stability before, during and after the elections. He is therefore convinced that this situation left unchecked would undermine the hard-won democracy of the nation. African continent.
The Commission considers that the security arrangements made by the Ghanaian police for the holding of the by-election were insufficient and that heavily armed, masked and hooded security agents were deployed in the La Bawaleshie voting center to harbad, intimidate and blindly fire on the electorate, harming some in the process, as criminal and despicable acts that should not go unpunished.
We therefore call on Inspector General of Police David Asante-Apeatu and other national security circumstances that led to the shooting in the polling center and to punish the guilty if they are found guilty.
We strongly advocate that stringent measures be put in place to ensure that security personnel behave more professionally in subsequent elections, as well as in the exercise of their general functions, so that this inhuman and embarrbading does not happen again.
The Commission wishes to call political parties that sponsor self-defense groups that are used as political party hooligans to sow confusion in elections, as was the case in this by-election, in order to put an end to this outdated, undemocratic and criminal practice, which has seriously undermined democracy. and references of peace.
The Commission is deeply concerned by the evolving security situation in the country, which this by-election only seems to summarize and invites the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, HE Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo and his chiefs and security advisers will consider this issue as one of the government's top priorities.
JOSEPH WHITTAL
COMMISSIONER
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